Re: Digest Number 586

From: Thom Baguley <t.s.baguley_at_...>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:32:34 +0100

> From: Julian Lord <julian.lord_at_...>
>* Blandness & a lack of versatility in designing Super-Specialist NPCs or
>Heroes
>(*why* can't my Humakti specialise in Fighting the Undead to the detriment
>of my
>other Death magics, daddy ?)

This is a poor example. As you point out this is _already_ a broad ability. The question of bonuses to feats is separate from the broad/narrow ability one. I'm sympathetic to the feat bonus idea, but it does leave the +17 swordhelp problem (so might need clumsy further rules tweaks such as "no more than +5 in any feat").

If I had to introduce broad abilities I'd prefer to use the 3HP cost to give a +1 to any non-magic keyword (as it involves virtually no new rules).

Thom